Advanced Practitioner for CEIAG and Employer Engagement
Stockport Council
Advanced Practitioner for CEIAG and Employer Engagement
SO3 (£39,862 - £45,091)
37 hours, Full-Time
Permanent
Daw Bank
Application Deadline: 25 August 2026 at 11:59pm
Shortlisting Date: 26 August 2026
Interview Date: 4 September 2026
Interview Type: Face to Face
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Your Role
As our Advanced Practitioner for CEIAG and Employer Engagement, you will lead an outstanding careers provision aligned with Gatsby Benchmark. You will act as a strategic bridge between education, local employers, and communities to ensure our curriculum meets regional labour market needs. Key duties include building strong employer partnerships to secure meaningful industry projects and work placements, alongside providing impartial careers guidance to learners. A core focus of your role is delivering tailored outreach and targeted interventions to help disadvantaged and underrepresented learners overcome complex barriers and progress into sustained employment.
About You
We are looking for a proactive, innovative professional passionate about improving life chances through an empathetic, learner centred approach. You will bring experience of CEIAG frameworks and regional labour market information. You must hold a minimum of a Level 3 qualification in Information, Advice and Guidance, alongside English and maths at Level 2.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience in employer led partnership development and navigating complex socio-economic barriers with diverse, underrepresented communities. You will be a confident communicator with the analytical skills needed to track impact data and influence collaborative teams while championing our core Council values.
About Us
The Continuing Education Service is a leading provider of adult learning in the borough of Stockport, renowned for delivering high quality teaching and learning and consistently achieving outstanding outcomes for learners. Graded as a Good Provider by Ofsted, we are committed to empowering individuals with the skills and knowledge they need to transform their lives. Our mission is to create and develop learning opportunities that promote economic wellbeing and social inclusion. We are now seeking a passionate and experienced professional to join our team and further develop our Learner Support Services.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Jean Seaborn on 01614745809 or jean.seaborn@stockport.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed to be shortlisted for Assessment if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
Find out if you meet the criteria here: https://www.greater.jobs/our-guaranteed-assessment-scheme
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Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.
We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.